just got back from the showroom..
surprisingly the design is quite nice when saw it physically...especially the white color...but i do think the cabin is quite smaller than previous civic. I tried to sit at the back and it was a bit cramp.
Interior was ok, not so great and not so ugly either. Acceptable except the built in Radio/CD player.

What I don't like is they downgrade from 2.0 i-vtec DOHC to SOHC and slightly expensive. They claimed they did that for better fuel consumption but maybe to get better revenue i guess.

For me, if i'm looking for a C segment car, this new civic would be my 3rd choice.. :-)